Where does “kimchi” come from?

kimchi (English) comes from Korean 김치, from Korean 침채 — soaked vegetables.

kimchi (English): A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage...

Definitions

  1. A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage...

Ancestry of “kimchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean김치kimchi, a dish made with fermented, seasoned...
2Korean침채soaked vegetables

Words derived from “kimchi”

Every word from Korean 침채 →Every word from Korean 김치 →
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